DOTD announces I-20 resurfacing project in Lincoln Parish

1:01 AM,
Jul. 9, 2013

Written by

Sarah Eddington
seddington@thenewsstar.com

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced the start of an $11.4 million project to resurface Interstate 20 eastbound from Louisiana 145 to the Ouachita Parish line.

Representatives from DOTD and area elected officials gathered at the Tremont Rest Area outside of Choudrant on Monday to announce the six-mile project. The project was awarded to D&J Construction Co. of West Monroe.

"The preservation of our interstate system is of the utmost importance to our economy and our communities," said DOTD Secretary Sherri LeBas. "Resurfacing this stretch of I-20 will ...